Mobile Robot Package Transfer with Privacy Information Protection
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing delivery systems expose privacy information, such as personal information and package contents, to public view during package transfer, risking theft and privacy breaches.
Innovation Solution
A delivery system with a mobile robot and detection unit to protect privacy information by rotating the package orientation, controlling door openings, and adjusting delivery robot direction to conceal sensitive information from onlookers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the package is transferred openly during delivery, then the delivery process is simple and efficient, but privacy information such as personal information and package contents is exposed to public view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a screen as an intermediary element between the package and the external environment. The screen is positioned to block the view of privacy information on the package during transfer operations, allowing the delivery process to continue efficiently while preventing privacy exposure to bystanders or cameras.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent addresses privacy protection by adding a spatial dimension solution - positioning the screen at specific angles and locations relative to the package and storage shelf. By controlling the orientation and placement of the screen in three-dimensional space, the system blocks line-of-sight to privacy information without interfering with the functional transfer process.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the package orientation is adjusted to protect privacy, then privacy information is concealed from view, but the transfer mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting table is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a support surface for the package and as a rotatable element for privacy protection. The same rotational mechanism that positions the package for transfer also controls the orientation of privacy information, eliminating the need for separate privacy protection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the privacy protection function with the existing transfer mechanism by integrating the screen and rotational capabilities into the mounting table assembly. This combination allows the system to achieve both transfer and privacy protection functions through a unified mechanism rather than separate independent systems.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the detection unit monitors for persons near the storage place, then privacy can be protected when needed, but the system complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The detection unit operates periodically rather than continuously, activating only during package transfer operations when privacy protection is needed. The control unit triggers the detection function at specific moments in the transfer cycle, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining effective privacy monitoring when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the existing operational context (package transfer initiation) to trigger detection operations automatically. The control unit integrates the detection function with the transfer workflow, so that privacy monitoring is activated self-service style based on the natural rhythm of delivery operations without requiring separate continuous operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A delivery system according to the present disclosure is a delivery system configured to deliver a package, privacy information being attached to the package, the delivery system including: a mobile robot configured to deliver the package; a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the package delivered by the mobile robot to a storage place or transfer the package located in the storage place to the mobile robot; and a detection unit configured to detect whether or not a person is present near the storage place, in which the package is transferred in a transfer form in which the privacy information is protected from being revealed to the person present near the storage place.